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Re:UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space by int_19h on Thursday July 23, 2020 @04:10PM (#23931722)
The classic Soviet agitprop trope is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes

But it's a bit different, because it's about bringing up some completely unrelated point to distract. In this case, though, the subject matter is the same.

This isn't to say that Russia ought to be excused, or that countries that are not currently involved in militarizing space shouldn't criticize it. But if they do, shouldn't they be criticizing US, as well? And as for Americans, well, the hypocrisy there is rather obvious.

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Re:UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space by mlindner on Friday July 24, 2020 @07:57AM (#23938428)
A lot of mainland Chinese people use a new version of exactly this. If Uyghurs are ever mentioned the first thing I hear from mainland people is "Yes but the US and Iraq" and similar statements.
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Re:UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space by jessaustin on Friday July 24, 2020 @02:26PM (#23942902)
For the Uighurs' sake I wish that we hadn't invaded Iraq.

Also, for all the other obvious reasons.

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